- Province of Vercelli
Infobox_ProvinceIT
fullname = Province of Vercelli
name = Vercelli
region =Piedmont
capital =Vercelli
commune = 86
area = 2,088
population_as_of = (2001)
population = 176,829
populationdensity = 85
vehicle = VC
postal_code = 13010-13012, 13015, 13017-13028, 13030-13041, 13043-13049, 13060, 13100
telephone_prefix = 015, 0161, 0163
ISTAT = 002
president = Renzo Masoero
Vercelli (Italian: "Provincia di Vercelli") is a province in the
Piedmont region ofItaly . Its capital is the city ofVercelli .It has an area of 2,088 km², and a total population of 176,829 (2001). There are 86 "communes" in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics "Istat", see [http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6 this link] ).
Principle communes by population
(As of 31 May 2005)
Culture
acro Monte di Varallo
In
2003 , the Sacred Mountain of Varallo was inserted byUNESCO in theWorld Heritage List .External links
* [http://www.provincia.vercelli.it/ Official website]
*en icon [http://www.sacrimonti.net/User/index.php?PAGE=Sito_it/Catalogo_eng Official web site for European Sacred Mountains]
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